Feature Film Selection/ Türkiye, 2024, 49’
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Details
- Director: Erkan Gürsel
- Editing: Umur Dağlı
- Music: Philip Gamble
- Producer: Gök Akyel
- Production: Terso Cinema & Production, Heim Productions
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Recap
Nine months after the earthquakes that struck Kahramanmaraş in southeastern Türkiye, director Gürsel stands amidst the rubble of his family’s home in the centrally located neighbourhood of Affan in Antakya, where the quakes had devastating effects. To one side is his father, Cemil, who moved to London in the 1970s and has returned only to visit family and friends over the last five decades. On the other side is Gürsel’s paternal aunt, Sıdıka, who has remained in Affan even in the aftermath of the earthquake’s destruction.
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Director
Erkan Gürsel
Erkan Gürsel is an academic researcher and filmmaker who divides his time between London, Cambridge, and Istanbul. He is currently pursuing an MPhil in Sociology at the University of Cambridge and serves as an associate staff member in UCL’s Geography department, where he teaches in the M.Sc. Global Migration programme.
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